Phil first off hi and welcome to our happy home sadly pre 06 T5s were common for gearboxes and electrical issues hence your difficulty finding one The short answer is search, search and search again starting with E-bay, Google "vw t5 gearboxes&specialists" you are not alone whilst i know thats not really any comnfort its fact unfortunately i am sure Rob our Tech will be alone shortly to let you into the secret of what he knows not entirely sure but the box may be used elsewhere as is often the case if so he will know ...
Cue Robster ......
so I am trying to find a second hand box 
Can anyone please help if they know where to get one from, I dont mind picking up from any part of the uk. 
